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Sacroiliac Joint X-ray

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 72200

This is an X-ray of the sacroiliac joints, the joints where the base of the spine connects to the pelvis, using a limited number of views. It is used to look for signs of arthritis, injury, or inflammation in these joints, which can be a source of low back pain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sacroiliac Joint X-ray cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$25.70 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$79.43 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $47 to $240Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $46
$20$50$100$200facility $87professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 30th of 51

$37.15

AK $95.50FL $25.70

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.